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HIGH LIFE
May 13, 1938
HIGH LIFE
Published Semi-Monthly by
the Students of Greensboro
Senior High School
Greensboro, North Carolina
Founded by Class of 1021
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief—Marty Cockfield.
Associate Editors—
Jean Yates, Paul Pearson
Sports Editor—Worth Holder
Copy Editor—Nelle Bookout
Assistants—
Rae Schumann, Dorothy Hendrix
Exchange Editor-—Priscilla Guthrie
Assistants—
Jean Wolborn, Doris Carr
Feature Editors—
Annis Hines, Catherine Paris
Staff Photographer—James Mitchell
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager—Jean Berbert.
Associate Mgr.—Laura Jane Liles
Assistants—Elizabeth Newton.
Rebecca Forsythe
Circulation Manager—L. M. Clymer.
Reporters—Jean Welborii, Bob Byrd,
Rae Schumann, Doris Carr, Eliza
beth Newton, Tom Wilkinson,
Dorothy Hendrix, Rebecca For
sythe, Dorothy Hall, Geraldine
Norman.
Faculty Advisers—^Mrs. Betts, Mr.
Hucks, Miss Pike, Miss Sledge,
Miss Moser.
The Purpose of High Life Is to
G et and preserve the history of
our school.
old individduils to\gether under
high standards.
"Separate the worthivhile from the
* worthless and promote the
highest interest of students,
teachers, and school.
H
Manhandling
There comes a time in every boy’s
life, as he reaches the adolescent
years, when he considers himself
grown-up. Treat him otherwise,
and his resentment is immediately
apparent; however, when these
same fellows become ‘‘men,” they
sometimes “forget to put away
childish things.”
Boys, when your father walks
along the street with your mother,
does he give her a push which up
sets her dignity, and sense of equi
librium ? Does he give her a whack
€11 the back or pull her head back
with a handful of carefully-ar
ranged locks?
The girls have pleaded with you.
* ‘ Boys, please treat us with re
spect.” Now, since the age of
chivalry is apparently dead, we
say to you, — if you want to be
treated like an adult, act like one!
ever, remember that one can do
more for a candidate by giving him
a boost than liy giving his opponent
a dig.
Stunt Night Is Here Again
l^jlection time rolls ’round again
and with it comes the annual stunt
night program at G. II. S.
Bvery elul) is expected to partici
pate ill this event, and from
the “busy l)uzzings” circulating
’round tlie campus, stunt night for
the year 1938 is going to be
“tops”!
We’re calling all clubs—and ex
pecting some keen competition for
first prize this year.
A Tip to Campaigners
Yes. there is something about the
annual election that inspires every
one. Appointed, as well as self-
appointed campaign managers, be
lieve so firmly in the qualities and
ability of their candidates that they
frequently burst into orations.
it’s fun to have enthusiasm and
to campaign for a candidate; how-
New Wine in Old Bottles
Loui.s Pasteur, the man whom the
Ih-encli voted as their greatest
character in all French history,
spoke these words at the celebra
tion given ill his honor, on liis sev
entieth birthday;
“Say to yourselves first: ‘What
have I done for my instruction?’
and, as you gradually advance,
AVhat have 1 done for my coun
try?’ until the time comes when
you may have the iniinense liaiipi-
iiess of thinking tliat you have con-
triliuted in some way to the prog
ress and to the good of humanity.
But, whetlier our efforts are or are
not favored by life, let us be able
to say, when we come near the great
goal, ‘1 have done what I could’.”
All of the above words may not
be entirely applicable to the siil)-
ject of cheating in Greeiishoro High
school, but anyone can see that a
man who spoke such 'words could
never have any patience at all with
anyone, no matter what tyiie of
work he is doing, if he went at liis
work in a manner '^vliicli provoked
cheating. Could Pa.stoiir have dis
covered all he did for the sake of
humanity if he had made one false
move, intentionally — to “get
tliroiigli more quickly,” or to make
someone notice his work? Certainly
not! The same principle can applj’
right here among our students —
that is, those who never stop to
tliink that an experience of one
day’s cheating may lead on to worse
tilings.
Sometimes teachers are not so
surprised when a very poor stu
dent is found cheating, hut when
some of the better—or even the
best—are found guilty of such be
havior, those teachers just stop and'
wonder and ask themselves what is
going to happen when the poorer
type of student lias no leadership
to follow. Perhaps the guilty stu
dent says to himself or herself: “It
will not make any difference.” Oh,
yes, it will! Some day a job may
depend on your actions right here
in Greensboro High school. Think
twice next time before you “fool”
the teacher. Think who the real
“fool” may be! And ask yourself
if you continue such habits, “Shall
I ever be able to do any real good
for anybody or anything if I can’t
lie honest with myself?” It’s really
worth voiir consideration.
The Scrap Bag
Every spring when the seniors don
their cai>s and gowns and got all the
attention, yon always Iiear the lament:
'^Everyone is graduating I There won’t
be anyone here next year!’’ This year,
however, it seems that Hie prospects
I'or the future of dear old G. II. S. are
far from darlc and despairing. Of
coni'.se, a few i-elehrities will leave
empty .shoes for a while, but not for
long. There are lots of precocious little
juniors ready to hop into them. After
all, the only slioes that can't be filled
are those of the one and only H. Gins
berg. and we’ve been assured of having
him witli ns for at least tAvo more
years.
Bagatails—AVe read in tlie column,
•‘Full I'i) a ('hair,” the other day that
the mo.st absences in public schools were
on Mondays and days following holi
days. It struck Yers Trooly as old
that everyone shouldn’t know that as
well as Ave do.
Don’t you find Jane 'Webb’s haircut
refreshing’? Wonder if she couldn't
persuade several otlnu- young ladies to
follow her example. W'e’d all feel so
muoii more comfortable being around
them these Avarm days.—‘T’ofs” seems
to l>e llie accepted SAvimming hole this
season, since Hamilton has been re
duced into an OA-'ergroAvn mud puddle.
Ila\'0 you cA-er heard the sad story of
Avhy our priiieipal. Mr. Routh, can’t
I eat beef? It seems that when he avus
! a mere toddler, the joy of his life Ava,s
a coAv named Lulubelle. Lulubelle had
beautiful broAvn eyes, but one day a bi;
bad man came and hit her Avith an axe
right betAveen them. The gory sight
made such an impression on young
A. 1’. that even to this day Lnlubeile’s
brown eyes look up at him with a hurt
expression from every platter of beef.
Election. X)
Nice Work, Boys!
Congratulatious! To those boys
who have had their handicraft dis
played in the AvindoAv of Odell
Hardware company; the entire stu
dent body Avishes to offer congrat
ulations. Nice Avork, boys! Keep it
lip; you’ll be experts some day.
A SNIFF OF PRINTER’S INK
Members of the journalism one class
Avomlor if they really Avero as “green’’
in Hieir recent visit to the Xcics-Record
oliice as the Record columnist of “B. B.
Shots’’ pictured them. Maybe they
Avere “school children” and maybe they
did shoAv their ignorance a little, but
lliey Avereii't green for long. After a
tour of the ycws-Rccord huilding, they
feel very enlightened as to hoAV to got
out a ueAvspaper.
ill'. 'Wiigg, city editor of the Record,
took them from the copy and proof
reading I'oom, proceeding in logical
order, to the room in whicii ugavs from
the Associated Press comes in and is
typed autoinatieally by the teletype
machine. , From liere the students pro
ceeded to tlie composing room and
t lienee to the press room. They mar-
A'oled at the speed Avlth whii-h a gigan
tic roll of paper traveled oA'cr the
rollers and came out a folded iieAvs-
paper ready for Ihe front door steps.
'I’liey Avere tiien granted tlie treat of
seeing how a picture is transferred to
a iieAvspaper.
On leaving, some of the students car
ried various souvenirs such as glossy
prints or scraps of “A. 1’.” neAVS, but
best of all th»\v carried aAvay much
journalistic knoAAledge. No one can
truthfully call them •‘green” anymore.
“PIGGIES”?
“Noav Avhat under the sun arc ‘pig
gies??” The query emitted from the
lips of some several dozen of :Mi.ss Ger
trude FarloAv's students several days
ago, Avhen she announced that certain
. . . er . . . “things” AA-ere “piggies.” Of
course Ave all knoAv AAduit pigs arc, but
these looked a little different. They
AA'ore small and round Avith something
tluit might haA'o been a tail. After a
Avliile Miss FarloAV quieted her beAvil-
dered pupils by telling them that these
“piggies’’ Avere really the blossoms of a
rare plant.
■Well, AA'e guess that settles the ques
tion of Avhat Caesar’s army ate Avhen
its supplies ran out. I Avonder if
Romans liked pork.
Senior Bits
“■WAHOO”
Full namo-Conrad Alexander Wimbish
Ambition Fuller Brush Man
Pet aA-ersion KidvS (silly)
Hobby .Sleeping
Usually seen W. C. U. N. C.
“BEANIE”
Full name EdAvin Eugene Boone, Jr.
Ambition to date Virginia Boren
Pot aA'crsion
Girls Avho study on Sunday nights
Hoi)by Wearing girls’ hats
T'sually seen AnyAvhere or eA'eryAvhere
NIVnTE
Full name Nettie Roberts Beale
Ambition Mrs. Emil Schlosser
Pet aA-er.sion Silly people
Hobby “Kitty”
Usually .seen Avitli Emil Schlosser
••DALLY”
Full name Thomas Albee Fulton
Ambition To loaf
Pet uA'crsion Silly I’eople (again?)
Hobby Baseball
Usually seen "W. C. U. N. 0.
“SNOOKY”
Full name IMargaret Grey Elliott
Ambition To see the AvorUl
Pet aversion IIomcAvork
Hobby SAvimming
Usually seen At tlie BoAvliiig Alloy
‘•DOT”
Full name Dorothy French Ellington
Ambition Millionairess
Pet aversion Girl-crazy boys
Hobby SAvimming
r.simlly seen At Sunset Drug
“SWEETIE”
Full name Marie Louise I’oizelle
Ambit ion Etiicient secretary
I’et aversion Silly girls
I lobby (,’orrosponding
Fsiuilly seen With Bob Denny
Letters to Lulu
Dear Lulu:
I am a boy, six feet four, very much
in love Avith a girl four feet eight.
AVhen I talk to her, she can’t hear me
because T am so much taller than she.
AVhat shall I do?
WOXDEETXG.
Dear Wondering:
Sit doAvn Avhen you are going to say
.something important to her.
Sincerely,
Lulu.
Hornaday Replaces Groome on Council
Ed IlijAp has appointed Martha Hor
naday to replace Carlyle Groome, AA-ho
lias resigned his position- as representa
tive of semester five on the student
council.
PRISONER BEFORE THE BAR
By PAUL PEARSON
Fes, truth is stranger than fiction.
George Wn.shington icas arrested for
opm-ating a lottery, but that’s not the
half of it. Thomas Jefferson Avas fined
for public drunkenness, while both
John -Vdams and Jefferson DaA'is AA'ere
held on a charge of gambling.
AMieii and Avhere did all this occur?
Why right in the middle of our OAvn
fair city, hut Avait, let me explain.
These accnsiul Avere not the public fig
ures that tlieir names might indicate,
hut merely namesakes of these famous
ini'ii. 'I’hey had unluckily become en
tangled Avith the long arm of Hie laAv,
and consequently, there they had stood
at one time or another, defendants in
Hie Greensboro city police court.
Among this motley array of prisoners
Avirli i'amous names, there apiieared
Florence Nightingale, charged AA'itli
shop-lifting; Julius Caesar, speeding on
East !\Iarket; and Alexander Ilamiltou,
accused of bootlegging.
WoodvoAv IVilsoii and Edgar Poe
Avero both ('barged Avith drunken driv
ing, Avhile John Dillinger startled the
judge by coining up Avith a mere traffic
violation.
GroA'er Cleveland vehemently denied
transporting Avliisky, while Clyde Hoey
shoAved up Avith a black eye gained in
an affray.
Althougli Stonewall Jackson pled
“not guilty” to chicken stealing, he re
ceived six months on the county roads:
and Ivobei't ]•!. Leo, avIio avus found
guilty of an assault Avith a deadly
Aveapon, received a similar sentence.
Finally, u]) came Daniel Boone. Avlio
Ava.s cliarged Avith operating a A-i'hicle
Avitliout a city sticker, but lie Avas re
leased after procuring one.
(Note; Ail 'ases mentioned in this
story arc' rriie. hut tliey diil not all oc
cur on the same day. Instead they
took iilace oA-er a period of several
months.)
ARE OUR BOOKS GETTING
“SISSY?”
IlaA'c you noticed lately the fringy-
edged books and notebooks? Perhaps
you have, and, thinking it a neAV fad,
fell in line Avith the vogue.
Would it not seem strange to open
one’s notebook and find a theme Avrit-
ten last semester? IMust you lile through
a serio.s of useless papers to find your
daily Avork? From the appearance of
our text hooks, iieAVly named Fringed
Gentians, the majority of you Avill an-
SAver, “Yes.”
So come on, students. Take just five
minutes today and gWe all your books
a genuine spring cleaning. Don’t for
get that ruffles are “sissy.”